Green Cars News

DECEMBER 14, 2009

BMW has handed over 40 electric MINI E vehicles to test drivers at the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods meant to evaluate the social, psychological and technical aspects of [.]. A fresh take on one of the most iconic designs in motoring will play a central role in the UK-wide trial of electric cars.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2011

It is the most in-depth trial of its kind – and now BMW has released data from the MINI E testing across theUKthat involved 62 members of the public and 76 pool users. A vast amount of data was collected as part of the trial with the early results already being used to influence the [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 17, 2010

Customers trailing the new electric MINI around the world don’t want to give them back- that’s what BMW’s chairman Norbert Reithofer told news agency Headline auto. Reithofer said: "Some drivers have told me they would love to keep their MINI E.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost all of the participants in the recent MINI E trails (96 per cent) said they would consider buying an electric car as a result of their positive experiences of using the electrified model. The trial, run by MINI’s parent firm, BMW ended back in March. Lasting six months and giving 62 members of the [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2011

The Green Piece Column. On one side of the equation, the BMW Group revealed the results of its MINI E trial across [.]. Tuesday 9 August 2011. Has the time finally arrived for us to make the switch to electric cars? The results of two studies, both revealed over the last week, offered deeply contrasting answers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Feedback from the first trials of the Mini E has been released, as the carmaker embarks on a second six month trial of its electric model. Tags: MINI BMW electric MINI E.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2009

So what better to persuade the driving public that a car that you plug in can actually be fun to drive than an electric Mini, one of the most popular cars on the road today. Mini E consumer car reviews Mini E lease prices Mini E new and nearly new. Read the full Mini E road test.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Last week Chris Paine moderated a panel on electric vehicles at the Opportunity Green business conference in Los Angeles. Among the panelists sat Richard Steinberg of BMW, where he leads battery electric vehicle programs in the US markets, including the MINI E and BMW ActiveE programs. “BMW ActiveE?&#

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

A leasing program of 450 Mini E model cars is set to begin in the US. Over the next few weeks a select number of customers in New Jersey, New York and California will take delivery of a fully electric version of the Mini Coupe as part of a trial program. At a high voltage 240v charge, the Mini E takes just 4.4

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The MINI E (pictured top) and the BMW ActiveE (pictured b[.]. Latest News Green cars Electric cars BMW' BMW has certainly been making its mark in the electric car sector over the last few months with announcements about the BMW i3 and BMW i8.

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2010

The BMW Group has started to accept applications for drivers that want to participate in the MINI-E trial in Munich as part of a joint project with Siemens and [.]. Well, you could be – at least if you live in Munich.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2010

According to BMW, the exact size of the fleet has not yet been determined but it will be at least as large as the MINI E fleet that consists of 450 MINI Es on [.].

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Creative Greenius

MAY 23, 2009

And for the first time ever it’s an all green Fiesta Weekend in Hermosa! But first – Our Top Stories This Weekend : Greenius May 6 Scoop on Manhattan Beach Selection as EV Mini E Test City Confirmed By Print Media – Only Two Weeks Later. Bravo, Mr. Montgomery. AB 811 Presentation this Thursday, May 28, 2009.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2010

Tags: BMW Electric cars Green cars Latest news Auto China 2010 BMW electric BMW electric cars BMW Megacity BMW Megacity electric car BMW Megacity launch date BMW MINI E Norbert Reithofer.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. The argument for the UK…. Faye Sunderland.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Click here to see more photos of the BMW MINI E. ].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

The BMW Group will also be supplied a portion of the £25million fund, which will enable the MINI E to be introduced on to Britain’s roads before the end of 2009. Tags: BMW Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mercedes smart electric car trials MINI E Smart cars.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2014

The BBC''s relationship with electric cars and its reporting on them have been under scrutiny before, but perhaps no more so than when journalist Brian Milligan took a Mini E electric car from London to Edinburgh just over three years ago. Brian managed to make a right mess out of the journey, by u[.]. Electric cars Nissan'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2010

As the first stage of MINI’s trial of its electric model reaches an end this weekend (June 19, 2010), parent firm BMW reports- much like rival Mitsubishi- that the last winter has afforded them very useful feedback on the performance of an electric car in extremely cold conditions. Trials of twenty MINI Es have been [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2009

Its first output was the MINI E, which is currently undergoing a large scale field trial in the US, the UK and Germany. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news BMW Megacity BMW MINI E Lithium-ion batteries MegaCity cars SB LiMotive.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Pioneering drivers are wanted to partake in MINI E UK research project. Each MINI E will be available to lease for six months from December this year. A second round of applications will then be invited in 2010, allowing a further twenty drivers to lease an all-electric MINI for a six month period. charging cable.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 18, 2011

The final phase of the MINI E field trial in the UK has come to an end today. The 40 electric ‘pioneers’, who are the second set of participants in the trial, handed back their MINI Es at an event at MINI Plant Oxford. Part of the Department for Transport’s £25m Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 15, 2011

The electric Mini has become the first premium brand EV on Chinese roads, as the car maker’s parent group, BMW looks to roll-out environmentally friendly cars across the country. The Mini E is currently being tested in Beijing and and Shenzen and at next month’s Shanghai motor show, BMW is to launch its ‘New Energy [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 14, 2010

Phase one of its trial of electric MINI models is already underway, with the first 20 drivers already running their pioneering new rides since December 2009. Tags: MINI Andover BMW electric electric car MINI E Oxford trial West London. However this trial comes to an end [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

An electric Rolls Royce Phantom for example, was only mentioned by the company’s executives last year because they are said to be considering adapting the same technology used in the MINI E. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid electric vehicles plug-in vehicle tracker.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

According to its reporter, the MINI E was fast but lost speed rapidly as soon as you took your foot off the accelerator - by contrast, the Nissan Cube is smooth, silent and easy to use. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Nissan Nissan Cube Nissan electric cars Nissan EV-02.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

Cars set to be used in the trial include the Mini E, the Mitsubishi iMiEV and the electric smart ed. Tags: Electric cars Green credentials Hybrid cars hybrid trial TSB.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. billion invested in 180 green-technology companies worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. percent of $1.9

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Both ministers drove a MINI E electric car at the event as they announced plans to support motorists by providing help worth £2000-£5000 towards buying their first electric or plug-in hybrid car when they hit the showrooms. And what better time to do this than in the year we celebrate the 50th birthday of MINI.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

The BMW MINI E is one of the most exciting and head turning electric car concepts and now it is being put to the test thanks to a partnership between BMW and the University of California at Davis. US field trials of the MINI E are already under way for two months, with BMW gathering data from the 450 MINI E drivers.

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